because of how fast he ran, mr singh had a remarkable life, from being a refugee after the partition of india to being an olympic sprinter. from mumbai, the bbc s india correspondent yogita limaye reports. with each run, milkha singh pushed a newborn india to dream bigger. his own journey rooted in his nation s tragedy. his family was killed in religious violence during the partition of british india in 19117. he escaped on a train, hiding in the women s compartment. a refugee, an orphan. and in 1958, at the commonwealth games in cardiff, a sprinter seen here as he stunned record holders. commentator: and milkha singh, milkha singh of india. translation: | could feell the closest runner was right behind me so i pushed as hard as i could.
with each run, milkha singh pushed a newborn india to dream bigger. his own journey rooted in his nation s tragedy. his family was killed in religious violence during the partition of british india in 1947. he escaped on a train, hiding in the women s compartment. a refugee, an orphan. and in 1958, at the commonwealth games in cardiff, a sprinter seen here as he stunned record holders. commentator: and milkha singh, milkha singh of india. translation: i could feell the closest runner was right behind me so i pushed as hard as i could. after that, the indian anthem played and 100,000 people in the uk stood up for it. i was told i had made india shine in the world, milkha singh said a few years ago.
thank you for talking to us. thank you for your time. the legendary indian athlete milkha singh, has died from covid 19. he was 91. popularly known as the flying sikh, because of how fast he ran, mr. singh had a remarkable life, from being a refugee after the partition of india to being an olympic sprinter. from mumbai, the bbc s india correspondent yogita limaye reports. with each run, milkha singh pushed a newborn india to dream bigger. his own journey rooted in his nation s tragedy. his family was killed in religious violence during the partition of british india in 1947. he escaped on a train, hiding in the women s compartment. a refugee, an orphan.